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Fuel Efficient Flight in Cessna 182S (Read 907 times)

Jan 20^th, 2004 at 4:44pm

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I need some help in setting my mixture and prop controls for fuel effecient flight in the Cessna 182S. Please explain proper exhaust gas temp, as well as correct prop RPM and Manifold Pressure

Thanks!

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Reply #1 - Jan 20^th, 2004 at 4:49pm

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Well there are a couple of little issues like altitude to consider (the higher you are the more you can thin out the mixture), and also the prop angle....
Can you give us more details on the flight?

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Reply #2 - Jan 20^th, 2004 at 4:50pm

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Im flying at 6000 feet in no weather.

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Reply #3 - Jan 27^th, 2004 at 6:20pm

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The weather isn't a factor. As Ozzy stated, the higher you go , the density of the air lessens. Less Oxygen per volume of air means less fuel required and better fuel economy. Most aircraft have a peak EGT in the AFM. What you want to avoid is exceeding this number. Essentially, the leaner you go(higher EGT) the more power you make and the less fuel you burn. The catch is, if you go too lean (too hot), you'll melt a piston. These dynamics are not duplicated very well, if at all on FS though, and I tend to just run max power in cruise.

.....so I loaded up the plane and moved to Middle-EEEE..........OIL..that is......

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Reply #4 - Feb 11^th, 2004 at 8:24am

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Take a Yak-18... Auto-mixture mode on the engine Grin

For a C182RG, with a carb:
Lean to peak EGT, then enrich to get a 50 degree drop in EGT.

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